Passengers had originally been told that works would take place on March 4-5 and 18-19 but after a communication mishap at Network Rail, it has now been revealed that work will also go ahead on March 25-26.

Engineers, known as the "Orange Army", will dig up and replace five sets of switches and crossings.

Becky Lumlock, route managing director at Network Rail, said: “The improvements we have made this weekend are all part of our Railway Upgrade Plan to make the railway in and out of Waterloo more reliable for the growing number of passengers that use it.

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“I’d like to thank passengers for their patience while we carried out our improvements this weekend, and also ask that everyone checks before travelling while we continue our improvement works later this month.”